JP2002104563A - Disk-like data carrier holding member and its manufacturing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a holding member in which its manufacturing is easily carried out under a superior less-expensive cost, and a method for manufacturing the holding member. SOLUTION: There are provided a first cover member for fixing one or two or more data carriers, a second cover member for closing the first cover member and a hinge means arranged between the first cover member and the second cover member. The cover member and the hinge means are manufactured by a small piece of material.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tool for storing a disk-shaped data carrier and a method for manufacturing such a storage tool. A disc-shaped data carrier is understood, inter alia, as a flat and round compact disc or mini-disc, or a flat and rectangular credit card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is known that a storage case for storing a compact disk is composed of three independent elements. The first element is a cover and a second element therein.
The elements are for flexible engagement. The data carrier is fixed in the second element. The third element serves as a cover for the first and second elements and is hingedly attached to the first element. These components are made of a relatively hard plastic material.

[0003] Widely known storage devices are sold and sold throughout the year. However, what is known as the method of manufacturing the device is very complicated, which results in increased costs. Furthermore, the storage case is particularly susceptible to breakage of the hinge connection between the covers. Frequent breakage can even occur before the storage case is in the hands of the buyer, such as during mail or delivery services. This is undesirable for a telecommunications ordering company, and more recently a company that supplies goods via the Internet and delivers the goods intact.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a storage device which avoids the above-mentioned disadvantages and a method for manufacturing the storage device.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a first cover element for fixing one or more data carriers for this purpose, and the first cover element. A second cover element for closing the cover; hinge means disposed between the first and second cover elements;
And a storage device for a disc-shaped data carrier, the storage device comprising a cover element and hinge means. By manufacturing the storage device from one piece of material, it can be manufactured more simply and precludes breaking, especially breaking of the hinge means.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the cover element and the hinge means are made of a flexible material so that the tool does not break much. According to a preferred embodiment, as shown below, the data carrier can be easily fixed to the tool by pinching it to the device. The flexible material is preferably polyethylene. This material is not only easy to manufacture, but also decomposes naturally and has little impact on the environment.

In a preferred embodiment, the one or more cover elements have a recess, said recess being a circular recess smaller than the outer circumference of the data carrier to be housed. This ensures that the data carrier does not fall out of the recess when the cover element is opened.

According to a further preferred embodiment, the circular edge of the recess is broken at one or more alcoves for inserting a finger into the space and holding and removing the data carrier around its circumference. This facilitates removal of the data carrier and prevents damage during removal.

[0009] As a storage position at the periphery of the other data carrier or as an additional one, it has a projection corresponding to the central opening of the data carrier for clamping the data carrier to the cover element. The protrusion is manufactured integrally with the other parts of the storage device, which is flexible for fastening to the cover element so as to sandwich the central opening of the data carrier.

In the manufacture of a single piece of storage, the overall thickness of the device can be up to 6 mm per data carrier, which is kept at least 4 mm less than the overall thickness of the widely known storage case. can do. This measure can save a large amount of transport and storage space for the data carrier.

[0011] A second aspect of the invention is to introduce a layer of elongate material between two molds, heat the layer of material, and store one or more layers in the layer of material. Manufacture some storage tools for the aforementioned disc-shaped data carriers, comprising the steps of moving the dies towards each other to stamp the tools and cutting the individual storage tools. Is to provide a way to In this way, the storage device can be manufactured very early and effectively, with minimal impact on the environment.

Further features, characteristics and details of the invention will be elucidated by the disclosure of the following embodiments. The disclosure is made with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An apparatus 1 for manufacturing a storage case comprises an upper mold 2 and a lower mold 3, a material layer 6 guided between them,
Preferably, it is provided with polyethylene terephthalate. The material 6 is wound on the left shaft 4, the right shaft being fed by the rotation of these shafts.
The material is heated by a heating means (not shown) such as a heating wire provided on the lower mold 3, for example. The upper mold 2 can move downward (arrow P1). The mold denoted by reference numeral 7 is used to press the material 6 supplied here. These molds are then cut 19 from the material. The result is a material formed in the form of a storage case 7 for compact discs, minidiscs and the like. In this way, the storage case is manufactured in a very simple manner from a small piece of material.

FIG. 2 shows a preferred embodiment of the storage case 7. The lower flap or cover 8 is formed by the material 6 being sandwiched between the dies 2 and 3. The part of the material 6 between the two covers 8, 9 is a hinge 10, so that the two covers 8, 9 can be hinged to each other (P2). The covers 8, 9 and the hinge 10 together form the storage case 1.

The lower flap 8 has a disc-shaped recess 11 whose minimum depth is the same as the data carrier (not shown) stored in the recess. The circumferential edge 12 of the recess 11 is formed such that the data carrier fits snugly therein.

The circumferential edge 12 of the depression coincides with or is slightly larger than the circumference of the stored data carrier. In this case, it is preferable to provide a protrusion 13 at the bottom of the recess 11, and the protrusion has a shape corresponding to an opening (usually circular) provided in a compact disk or the like. The protrusion 13 is made of the same flexible material from which the entire storage case is made and has a circular upright that extends slightly outward from the bottom of the recess 11. The flexible projections pinch or snap the compact disc and remain in the recess 11 during normal use.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the lower cover 8 has an edge 14 and a flange 15, and the upper cover has an edge 16 and a flange 17. Since the cover is made of a flexible material, the edge 1 of the cover 9
The case 7 can be easily closed by pressing the 6 and the flange 17 so as to cover the edge 14 of the lower cover 8.

The circumference 12 of the recess can be slightly smaller than the circumference of the data carrier to be stored, in this case shown as an example of the storage case 7 'in FIG.
The flap 8 is made of a flexible material and can fix the data carrier so as to sandwich the data carrier against the circumference 12 of the recess 11.

Similarly, in order to sandwich the data carrier between the covers, the projection 13 and the periphery of FIG. 2 can be used in combination.

An alcove 18 may be provided along the circumference of the recess 11 to facilitate removal of the data carrier. The alcove has protrusions 13 and / or gaps 1
In order to take out the carrier from the case 7 with respect to the holding force, a finger is inserted into the space, and the data carrier is held and taken out around the periphery.

FIG. 3 also shows another preferred embodiment for flexibly clamping the upper cover 8 to the lower cover 9.
For this purpose, two elastic lips 20 are provided along the edge 14 of the lower cover 8, which correspond to the gaps or depressions in the edge 16 of the upper cover 9.

FIG. 4 shows a preferred embodiment of the case 7 ″, with the hinge 1 between the two covers 8, 9.
0 is widely taken. That is, the width b of the spine of the case 7 ″ is made larger. This increases the overall thickness of the case 7 '', but information such as, for example, information relating to the content of the data carrier stored in the case can be additionally arranged on the spine of the case. .

FIG. 5 shows a case where two credit card-shaped data carriers are arranged side by side in a case 7 '''. The broken line indicates the storage position of the cover. Further, since the cover 8 is bent, the corner R of the data carrier G remains, and the data carrier G can be easily taken out from the recess provided in the cover.

In another embodiment (not shown), the shape of the case can be adapted to the shape of the data carrier. If the data carrier is shaped like a credit card, the size can be reduced to make it rectangular in accordance with the data carrier, one data carrier can be stored in the case, Of data carriers can be stacked on top of each other.

FIG. 6 shows a further preferred embodiment of the invention in which the storage case 7 ^IV has more than one cover so as to be suitable for two or more data carriers. The first cover 8 is formed with a recess, and the bottom 22 is shown in the figure. Also, the lower side 23 of the protrusion for storing the first CD is shown. The flap 9 has a projection 13 to which the second CD is fixed. The hinge means 10 is provided between the flaps 8 and 9, and the hinge means 24 is provided between the flaps 9 and the third flap 25. The width of the hinge means 24 is greater than the width of the hinge means 10 and is adapted to the height of the flap 9. Case 7 ^IV can be closed by hingedly turning flap 8 in the direction of arrow P4 and flap 25 in the direction of arrow P3.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the rights are determined according to the claims, and many modifications are conceivable within the scope.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a method for manufacturing a plurality of storage devices according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Manufacturing apparatus 2 Upper mold 3 Lower mold 4 Left shaft 5 Right shaft 6 Material 7 Storage case 8, 9 Cover 10 Hinge 11 Recess 12 Circumference 13 Protrusion 14 Edge 15 Flange 16 Edge 17 Flange 18 Alcove 22 Bottom 23 Protrusion Lower side 24 hinge means 25 third flap

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Claims (12)

[Claims] A first cover element for fixing one or more data carriers; a second cover element for closing the first cover element; and a first cover element disposed between the first and second cover elements. Storage means for a disk-shaped data carrier, comprising hinge means, wherein said cover element and hinge means are made of one piece of material. 2. The cover element and the hinge element are made of a flexible material, preferably polyethylene.
Storage device described in. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more cover elements have a recess substantially corresponding to the shape of the data carrier for receiving one or more data carriers. Storage tools. 4. The one or more cover elements have indentations, the indentations being peripheral indentations smaller than the outer circumference of one or more data carriers housed in the indentations. The storage tool according to claim 1, 2, or 3. 5. The storage device according to claim 4, wherein a perimeter edge of the recess is broken at one or more locations where an alcove is applied to enable removal of the data carrier. 6. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the cover element has a projection corresponding to a central opening of the data carrier for clamping the data carrier to the cover element. . 7. The storage device according to claim 6, wherein the protrusion is located substantially at the center of the depression. 8. A storage device according to claim 1, wherein one or more of the cover elements has clamping means for clamping the two cover elements together. 9. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the entire device is at most 6 mm per data carrier. 10. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the disc-shaped data carrier is flat and circular or flat and rectangular. 11. The storage device according to claim 10, wherein the disc-shaped data carrier is a compact disc or a mini disc, and the flat rectangular data carrier is a credit card disc. 12. Introducing a layer of elongate material between the two molds; heating the layer of material; embossing one or more storage devices into the layer of material. A storage device for a disc-shaped data carrier according to any of the preceding claims, comprising the steps of: moving the molds towards each other; and cutting individual storage devices. How to make.